The introduction of the tulip to Europe is often questionably attributed to Ogier de Busbecq, the ambassador of
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The lack of consistently recorded price data from the 1630s makes the extent of the tulip mania difficult to discern. The bulk of available data comes from an anonymous satire, Dialogues between Waermondt and Gaergoedt… See more

The modern discussion of tulip mania began with the book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, published in 1841 by the Scottish journalist Charles Mackay. He proposed that crowds of people of… See more

Mackay's account of inexplicable mania was unchallenged, and mostly unexamined, until the 1980s. Research into tulip mania since then, especially by proponents of the efficient-market hypothesis, suggests that his story w… See more

The popularity of Mackay's tale has continued to this day, with new editions of Extraordinary Popular Delusions appearing regularly, with introductions by writers such as financier Bernard Baruch (1932), financial writer … See more

• Dash, Mike (2011). Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused. New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-307-56082-7.
• De Vries, Jan (1976). The Economy o… See more

• Boissoneault, Lorraine (September 18, 2017). "There Never Was a Real Tulip Fever". Smithsonian. Washington, D.C. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
• Cos, Pieter (1637), … See more